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Reviewed DVDFab All-In-One for Windows 5.0.7.6 July 30 - 2:37 PM ET I just use it for ripping my DVD collection to the hard drive of my HTPC before using Handbrake to convert it into a H264 mkv file for Vista Media Center and it does the job like a champ. I haven't tried using any of it's other functions so I... Read full review
Reviewed PeaZip 1.11 January 28 - 12:37 PM ET Works great for a while and then suddenly stops bringing up the gui when opening zip files despite launching the process. Which means I need to go into task manager and manually terminate the process. Then I need to uninstall and re-install the... Read full review
Reviewed Ubuntu 8.04 LTS (Hardy Heron) Alpha 3 January 11 - 12:36 PM ET Installing Xen makes the NVidai driver stop working and I can't get any resolution higher than 640x480. Without Xen, there is no point having a shiny linux OS since I play so many games on my computer. Gave it a 4 for the speed and... Read full review
Reviewed Wine 0.9.51 December 17 - 10:35 AM ET I have a similar setup as sjc in running Mandriva as my main OS and an nLited XP install for games. Cadega is so not worth it since it's probably cheaper and less of a headache to just buy a copy of XP in the long run. Gave it a 4 rating... Read full review
Reviewed Skype for Linux 2.0.0.27 Beta December 6 - 9:35 AM ET Ugh, it sucks more bandwitdh than any of the SIP based Voip providers - probably because it operates on a p2p model. Grab yourself one of the SIP based phones and ditch the proprietary Skype already. Read full review

Reviewed DVDFab All-In-One for Windows 5.0.7.6

July 30 - 2:37 PM ET

I just use it for ripping my DVD collection to the hard drive of my HTPC before using Handbrake to convert it into a H264 mkv file for Vista Media Center and it does the job like a champ.

I haven't tried using any of it's other functions so I... Read full review

Reviewed PeaZip 1.11

January 28 - 12:37 PM ET

Works great for a while and then suddenly stops bringing up the gui when opening zip files despite launching the process. Which means I need to go into task manager and manually terminate the process. Then I need to uninstall and re-install the... Read full review

Reviewed Ubuntu 8.04 LTS (Hardy Heron) Alpha 3

January 11 - 12:36 PM ET

Installing Xen makes the NVidai driver stop working and I can't get any resolution higher than 640x480.

Without Xen, there is no point having a shiny linux OS since I play so many games on my computer.

Gave it a 4 for the speed and... Read full review

Reviewed Wine 0.9.51

December 17 - 10:35 AM ET

I have a similar setup as sjc in running Mandriva as my main OS and an nLited XP install for games.

Cadega is so not worth it since it's probably cheaper and less of a headache to just buy a copy of XP in the long run.

Gave it a 4 rating... Read full review

Reviewed Skype for Linux 2.0.0.27 Beta

December 6 - 9:35 AM ET

Ugh, it sucks more bandwitdh than any of the SIP based Voip providers - probably because it operates on a p2p model.

Grab yourself one of the SIP based phones and ditch the proprietary Skype already. Read full review

TarrantM

Reviewed DVDFab All-In-One for Windows 5.0.7.6

Reviewed PeaZip 1.11

Reviewed Ubuntu 8.04 LTS (Hardy Heron) Alpha 3

Reviewed Wine 0.9.51

Reviewed Skype for Linux 2.0.0.27 Beta

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